A look of dread came over former Raptor Matt Bonner's face when the news was imparted to him before the Raptors faced the San Antonio Spurs last night. As an ardent supporter of the TTC, he was aghast that there could be a fare hike looming in the near future. "Will the old tokens still work?" wondered the, ah, frugal Bonner. "I have some left over."

Stan Albeck, the highly respected Raptors assistant coach felled by a debilitating stroke before a game at the Air Canada Centre in 2002, was a courtside visitor before the game. Albeck, who lives in the San Antonio area with wife Phyllis, had a visit with Alvin Williams, the lone player left from Albeck's stint as a coach, as well as catching up with a few members of the media.